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Use in varieties of Scots

grain Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.3 10.8 22.6 69.6 186 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences7821 15 7 32 1 2
Number of authors31 13 3 5 7 1 2

Occurrences of grain in Corpus

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Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ys maun hae hauded mair nor a grain o truith. on page 27

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ystal ball. Aw the world in a grain ae sand. Aw she hud. on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ODE TAE THE SAUTY COO Grain an tatties, Iron an wine, on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Derval blacksmith gied a loud grain an cowpt ower deid aside him on page 37
winnowin their meagre crap o grain; drivin their score o bleckfa on page 55
their superiors tae tak their grain tae the Muir Miln. For auld T on page 57
his thrapple when he heard a grain frae inside the fermhous an t on page 60
heir seed corn as the price o grain raise faur abune whit they cu on page 63

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
scythit Kintyre Reapin Scots grain; Forrad tae Man Sailit Victor on page 14

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
hough there wisna yin speck o grain on it. Nane that I could see on page 72

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
the doos wad get their bittie grain, on page 53

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
I rub the grain o my saul against this wind; on page 107

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
oud hae sopped my gravy, lang-grain, white, bylt.
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
The men bocht graith an grain an flour,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
fter, until wan day, the last grain’ll drap an that’ll be tha
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
and, but cuid be gien til ony grain or seed that haed been pitten
anither word for the seed or grain (mair parteeclar for wheat) a
ers the wyte for sellin corn (grain) tae brewstars, an the heich
s that a body will drink mair grain throu whisky in a morning nor
4 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
ys All staun you a coffee fae Grain and Grind ????(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
@JeanTelfer744 Pit coarse grain mustart, wee bit Wooster sauc(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
k. Ah rin a han ben the waarm grain o the polished wid an admire on page 22

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Dull an close, against the grain.
ry, midges bitin, against the grain.
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
le weet mist it's against the grain.
ool an cauld it's against the grain,
a machine that separated the grain fae the
doon the drum be the feeder. Grain fell doon on tae riddles that
separated sma grain an the gweed grain. The grain
10 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
gied limp like a sack o burst grain. The knacker wad takk her an
1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
n or two o 'castor oil', or a grain o 'epsom sats', on page 88

1 matches

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
have been some cam wae jars o grain on page 43

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Covered wi grain on page 36

2 matches

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
hit wis under hid, for aa the grain o' money they hid wis keepit
A grain o' tang an coo-scones wis aye
2 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
te them, a Snickers bar, or a grain o popcorn. No drink fur God's (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Shö öt a peerie grain, an said tae hersel, aa in a on page 14
da haal: in feth, shö wis a grain mair as nine fit high noo, an on page 17
iroo; but I tink I ean keek a grain!" on page 38
tick, runnin forrard a peerie grain every time, an dan backin aff on page 42
an managed ta swally a peerie grain o da left-haand piece. on page 52
Also on pages 53, 56, 67, 71, 74, 95, 98, 118
13 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
greed. Jacob dan led him up a grain o maet. on page 11
lat da pör an da fremd tak a grain o your coarn. on page 19
towt dat dey wid surely git a grain mair. Bit no, dey joost got d on page 103

3 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
d English left. We hae a braa grain o material ithin West Saxon A on page 14
sed form is whit's øsed if a grain o emphasis is needit. on page 29

3 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
flop ower dere; he'll hadd a grain yet. Me peerie legs workin ha
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
ens is hael you can ey hing a grain mair flesh apon him; bit eenc
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ae see if hit wid withstand a grain o wind.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
er bairns learn hoo tae git a grain o flesh wi dir bow an arrows.
in, workin da paets or even a grain o croft wark. Onything, as la
2 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
oot a yallow flooery een wi a grain o glitter ower hit. At least
melly gaer. I hed a skeet o a grain o scent an tried on a scarf m
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
nae fur I struggle tae keep a grain o haet in me ower da winter.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ed by Meenie washed doon wi a grain o tay. Nae swillin in cans o
wa mont noo. He did reestle a grain at Newerdy. As we saa da bell
2 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ae an earthen flr. Although a grain o oilcloth or laminate widna
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Laek aa celebs A’m needin a grain o paece.
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
Towt I wid try a grain a Welsh on Duolingo, an am al (2020) twitter link

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
An nou Ah hae rowth o silk an grain
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
n big yins that'll houl aa ma grain an guids. An A'll say tae mas on page 91

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Blind tae dreym oo coo ir grain, on page 15

1 matches

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